Standoff leads to three arrests

No one injured in crisis involving parole violations, municipal warrant

BY JEFF TUCKER
The Pueblo Chieftain

Published: April 15, 2014;Last modified: April 15, 2014 11:42PM

Pueblo police surrounded a home on the 300 block of Alma Avenue for roughly four hours Tuesday and eventually arrested three people, two on parole violations and one on a municipal warrant.

Detective Shelly Taylor said parole officers were following Joseph Carrillo, 21, when he jumped from a stopped vehicle and ran into the home.

From there, the parole department contacted police who blocked off roads in the quiet South Side neighborhood and spent hours trying to cajole people out of the residence.

Carrillo was listed as an escapee from his parole.

According to court records, he was convicted in 2010 for first-degree trespassing and sentenced to three years in prison.

Carrillo was one of at least eight people who exited the building and eventually were detained by police and either taken into custody or questioned, then released.

Crystal L. Gallegos, 32, also was taken into custody for parole violations. Taylor said officers deployed a Taser to arrest her and medical responders were called to the scene to remove the barbs.

Court records show Gallegos has a lengthy criminal history, most recently for an escape from a community corrections sentence and a four-year sentence for possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute.

She also has convictions for theft, forgery and criminal impersonation.

Rosemary Hernandez, 41, was arrested on a municipal warrant.

Officers were called to the scene around 1 p.m. Tuesday and remained there until after 5 p.m.

Some neighbors said they received a reverse 911 phone call warning them of the police action and asking them to remain inside.

Others heard the commotion, including officers speaking over a bullhorn trying to coax people out of the home, and came to investigate.

The residence police surrounded was a duplex and neighbors said the property owner lives in Alamosa.

By about 5 p.m., the primary resident came out of the home, was detained by police and taken to the station for further questioning.